Terje Rypdal (born 23 August 1947) is a Norwegian guitarist and composer. He has been an important member in the

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community, and has also given show concerts with guitarists Ronni Le Tekrø and

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as "N3".

Career

Rypdal was born in

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, Norway, the son of a composer and orchestra leader. He studied classical piano and trumpet as a child, and then taught himself to play guitar as he entered his teens. Starting out as a Hank Marvin-influenced rock guitarist with

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, Rypdal turned towards

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in 1968 and joined

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's group and later George Russell's sextet and orchestra. An important step towards international attention was his participation in the

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festival in Baden-Baden, Germany, in 1969, where he was part of a band led by Lester Bowie. During his musical studies at

university and conservatory, he led the orchestra of the Norwegian version of the musical ''

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''. He has often been recorded on the

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record label, both jazz-oriented material and classical compositions (some of which do not feature Rypdal's guitar). His compositions "Last Nite" and "Mystery Man" were featured in the Michael Mann film ''

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'', and included on the soundtrack of the same name. File:Terje Rypdal 2005.jpg, Terje Rypdal in Warsaw, 2005 File:Terje Rypdal + Elephant9@51. Heineken Jazzaldia (28766660972).jpg, Rypdal in the Basque Country, 2016

Personal

Rypdal was married (1969–1985) to the Norwegian singer Inger Lise Andersen/Rypdal, and they had two children, the auditor Daniel (1970) and the electronica musician Marius (1977). Rypdal was married again in 1988 to Elin Kristin Bergei (born 28 May 1955). They have two children Ane Izabel (1988) and the guitarist

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(1989). They (as of 2013) live in

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Discography

References

External links

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Terje Rypdal on ECM RecordsNotes on the Road Interview with Terje Rypdal
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